Climate & Environment
Looking for environmental inspiration as 2024 comes to a close? Try watching “Planetwalker.”
California
Clara Thomann, 33, fell about 164 feet down a gorge on the Greek island of Crete on Dec. 23.
World & Nation
At least one person is killed after the two tankers sustained heavy damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation.
Plans to restart a pipeline in Santa Barbara County have angered residents worried about an oil spill similar to the massive one near Refugio State Beach in 2015.
Travel & Experiences
With its happening bookstore-cafe, home-decor shops and farm-fresh food, Summerland makes for a low-key, charming and easily accessible SoCal jaunt.
Santa Barbara County has spent a total of $15,000 eradicating local populations of red imported fire ants to prevent the invasive species from spreading.
The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County is more than 37,000 acres, but fire personnel have worked to mitigate risk to Santa Ynez and Los Olivos communities.
L.A. County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer discusses concerns over federal grants, what programs could be affected, and what that might mean for bird flu and dengue.
Huntington Beach officials announced the city would receive a $5.25-million settlement from Amplify for the 2021 spill of 25,000 gallons of crude.
A Santa Barbara County wildfire in the mountains above the Santa Ynez Valley has spread to more than 19,000 acres, causing evacuations near vineyards and Neverland Ranch.